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WINSLOW FARM 7/14/2018 5:12:00 PM by: Charlotte

Due to my accident—still typing one handed—I have not shared my most recent publication, available now on Amazon, “Winslow Farm.” For all my fellow West Virginians, the novel is set in Lost Creek. Published by Van Rye Publications, the book features Joy, who purchases a farm to escape the hectic pace of her up-and-coming career in Nashville as a blue grass singer. Upon arrival, she meets Gabriel, who was forced to sell the farm to pay his parents’ bills, but he remains on the farm as a caregiver, with his precious little brother, Brian, who has Down Syndrome. Because their parents were killed in an automobile accident, Gabe has resigned from the military to come home and care for the boy.

Inexplicably, Brian, usually painfully shy, falls head over heels for Joy, telling her Gabe plays the guitar, sings, and has wings. Gabe explains the lad saw a picture in his mom’s Bible and now insists he has wings—or does he?

Brian meets the first band member to arrive, Willy, the drummer. Despite Gabe’s caution it wasn’t appropriate, Brian convinces Willy to cut his “awful dreadlocks”. Joy does cut Willy’s dread locks, and Brian calls him William. Although Brian is not the only one to fall for Joy, Gabe informs his brother it isn’t appropriate to court his boss.

When Joy allows Brian to go off with her substitute guitarist, who is a bully, and Gabe discovers it, he grabs his rifle, and runs after them. She knows he was a sniper and fears when she hears shots, but Gabe has had to kill a mama bear outside the cave where her cubs are. She, Gabe, and Brian take the mauled guitarist to the hospital. Upon his discharge, Gabe puts him on the first plane. Joy fears Gabe hates her because of her poor judgement. Finding her in tears, Gabe confesses his love.

The drama increases because a deranged stalker threatens Joy, forcing a hasty marriage so Gabe can be with her 24/7.

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Cindy Aspy From Doddridge cty. At 7/15/2018 7:09:22 AM

Your book sounds very exciting! Had missed your last post, so I was very happy to catch up and hear how well you and Joe are both recovering. Will be looking for either of you at church ! So thankful that even in our worst times, God is the best! ?

Reply by: Charlotte S. Snead

THANKS FOR YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS

Jesus only rebuked his disciples for lack of faith—oh, and not allowing the children to come to Him—saving his rebukes for religious leaders who were hypocrites. After feeding five thousand and then four thousand, how could his disciples fret over no bread on their sail across the lake? The Master could feed thirteen men if he had fed thousands! Yet I faltered over less than that last week.

My blog masters called me last Monday, asking if I knew my website was down. No. We worked all morning to discover why, knocking on closed doors. Word Press had closed my site, handing it off to another company. Me of little faith wept. I am launching a new book. A Place to Live came out last month and I’m in the midst of marketing it. All my marketing has the old website name on it. Didn’t God know this?

Of course He did, and by the end of the day my wonderful blog masters at Celebrity Web Design had a new one set up, one that I own: charlottesnead.com

How cool is that? Just my name. I didn’t even know I could do that. God can do exceeding abundantly. So I downloaded all my subscribers and notified them of the name change. Since that time, I have doubled them! Thank you, God. Like the father I cry out: I believe, Lord, help Thou mine unbelief. Forgive me.